Repetitive conundrums of centromere structure and function

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 151-155

  Eichler, Evan E ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REPETITIVE DNA;

CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; MUTATION RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

CENTROMERE; HUMANS; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 0032922431     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/8.2.151     Document Type: Review

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